On Wednesday 01 September 2004 01:36 pm, Upayavira wrote: > I want to set up a Debian based mail server, with SMTP sending, IMAP and > webmail. I am trying to do this with the Courier package. Actually, what > I want, at the moment, is a self contained mail system, it doesn't have > to deliver to the Internet. I'm using Sarge. > > I am having trouble getting mailboxes configured. When I send myself a > mail (mail -s "hiya" upayavira), it creates a file called Maildir in my > home directory. It looks rather like a 'mbox' file. If I delete that > file, and create a proper Maildir with maildirmake ~/Maildir, then try > sending again, I get "./Maildir: No such file or directory: No such file > or directory" showing in my /var/log/syslog file. > > Similarly, when I have a ~/Maildir directory and log into the courier > webmail system, I get "Internal error (module sqconfig.c, line 77) - > contact system administrator". When I do it with an mbox file called > ~/Maildir, I get "Unable to open the maildir for this account -- the > maildir doesn't exist or has incorrect ownership or permissions". > > I suspect I'm very close, but I can't figure it out. > > So, can anyone either (a) help me fix the above or (b) tell me where I > can get help fixing the above or (c) recommend a SMTP/IMAP/Webmail setup > that is relatively easy to configure, and that can be installed with > apt-get from Sarge? > > Thanks in advance for any help. > > Regards, > > Upayavira
This may be helpful to you: http://talk.trekweb.com/~jasonb/articles/exim_maildir_imap.html John -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
